Expressen on Wednesday quoted Mustafa Abdel-Jalil as telling their correspondent in Libya that “I have proof that Gadhafi gave the order about Lockerbie.” He didn’t describe the proof.

Mr. Abdel-Jalil stepped down as justice minister to protest the violence against anti-government demonstrations.

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He told Expressen Gadhafi gave the order to Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, the only man convicted in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, which killed all 259 people on board and 11 on the ground.

“To hide it, he [Gadhafi] did everything in his power to get al-Megrahi back from Scotland,” Mr. Abdel-Jalil was quoted as saying.

Al-Megrahi was granted a compassionate release from a Scottish prison in August 2009 on the grounds that he was suffering from prostate cancer and would die soon. He is still alive.

Expressen spokeswoman Alexandra Forslund said its reporter, Kassem Hamade, interviewed the ex-justice minister at “a local parliament in a large city in Libya.” She didn’t want to name the city, citing security concerns.

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OBAMA CAN MAKE HISTORY
If Obama has real guts, he can make history for America and himself too by capturing Col. Gaddhafi, who has been involved in the master minding the terrorism of killings more than 200 Americans. He can be jailed in the Gautamo Prison along with many hard core terrorists. After sending Gaddhafi to jail, Obama can use UN and President Carter to arrange a free and fair election along with democratic Constitution prepared by the people of Libya. Soon we can use this solution in the rest of the middle-east and show to the world that if Bush-Cheney can impose unwanted war, Obama can impose freedom and justice in that part of the world. BUT OBAMA WILL GET THE GUTS or he will remain as the champion of lectures only for the one and only term in the White House?